Woman Who Took In Nikolas Cruz & Brother Petitions To Control $800,000 Estate of Mother & Forcibly Committed Younger Brother To Mental Hospital

The woman who took in school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz and his younger brother after the death of their mother has petitioned a court to be named the personal representative of a reported $800,000 estate their mother left behind, but she also had Cruz’s younger brother forcibly committed to a mental hospital just two days after the shooting.

Rocxanne Deschamps, 42, filed documents in Broward Circuit Court to seek to control the estate’s assets just one day after the shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

One has to question what is on this woman’s mind to do such a thing just one day after a boy whom she had once cared for, confessed to murdering 17 of his fellow students.

She does not stand to receive any of the assets herself, but could be paid a reasonable fee — approved by a judge — for her time and effort in sorting out the estate, said probate attorney Frank Walker, of Fort Lauderdale, who is not involved in the matter.

Walker said the filing appeared to be a “prudent thing” for Deschamps to do because she has custody of Zachary and is seeking court oversight to obtain any assets for him.

So, the first thing you do after one of the boys who had been living in your house goes on a shooting spree and murders innocent teens is to go after money to allegedly provide for the younger brother? Does this sound bizarre to anyone else?

Zachary Cruz, the younger brother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz, was committed to a psychiatric facility two days after the tragic Valentine’s Day rampage.

Authorities removed Zachary from the home of Rocxanne Deschamps on Friday, according to the Palm Beach Post. Zachary and Nikolas began living with Deschamps in her Lantana, Florida, mobile home shortly after their mom died of pneumonia in November 2017.

Zachary, who turns 18 next week, was involuntarily committed to the mental health facility under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows the hospital to forcibly hold someone for a psychiatric exam for up to 12 hours. It is unknown if the boy has been released by now.

She also allegedly kicked out Nikolas for him bringing a gun into the house around Thanksgiving.

That’s not all.

Deschamps also has a history of writing a bad check. Take a look at her mugshot.

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